hindusim

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hinduism

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the name given to the various belief systems originating in the Indus valley

Question 2

Sanatana Dharma

Answer 2

eternal truth, the name many Hindus prefer

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Aum

Answer 3

the sound of creation, the symbol of Hinduism

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Tri-murti

Answer 4

the 3 most important deities

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Brahma

Answer 5

the creator

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Vishnu

Answer 6

the preserver

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shiva

Answer 7

the destroyer

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brahmin

Answer 8

a priest

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shruti

Answer 9

sacred texts revealed (heard) by god

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Vedas

Answer 10

shruti texts.

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Smriti

Answer 11

scarid texts passed down by generations (remembered)

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Ramayana

Answer 12

Smriti texts

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Monotheist

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believe in one god

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Polytheist

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believe it multiple gods

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Puja

Answer 15

worship.

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Arti

Answer 16

Fire ceremony.

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Prashad.

Answer 17

Blessed food.

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Holi.

Answer 18

festival of colour

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brahman

Answer 19

The supreme, divinity god

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Nirguna Brahman

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Brahman with no form, unknowable, beyond understanding.

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Saguna Brahman

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Brahman with some form, personal loving god.

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Vaishnavism

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the belief that Vishnu is the supreme god.

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Shaivism

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the belief that Shiva is the supreme god.

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Shaktism

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the worship of female deities/aspect of Brahman.

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Smartism

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the worship of various details or aspect of Brahman.

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Avatars

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Vishnu's appearance on earth in human form, Rama or Krishna.

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Gangas

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not only a holey river but a goddess in her own right

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reincarnation

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the belief that following death atman/soul will be reborn in a new body.

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moksha

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liberation, the escape of the endless cycle of reincarnation.

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Mandir

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the dwelling place of god (place of worship)

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Murti

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an image of which Hindus believe in god can worship.

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shrine

Answer 32

a place dedicated to the worship of other deities could be at mandir at home or outdoors